Study: 59% Of Teens Create Content Online [TechCrunch]
A Pew Internet & American Life Project study shows that the majority of American teens create online content. Teenage girls are more likely to blog and post pictures than boys, but teenage boys lead when it comes to user-generated web video.
At 71, Physics Professor Is a Web Star [New York Times]
MIT physics professor Walter Lewin’s videotaped lectures have made him an online academic sensation. Prof. Lewin was No. 1 on the most downloaded list at iTunes U, and his popularity has contributed to MIT’s expansion of online course offerings.
Motorola Dials In to China’s Under-30 Set [Wall Street Journal]
With a cartoon rabbit as the face of its newest smart phone, Motorola hopes to capture China’s gadget-savvy teens and 20-somethings.
FTC Clears Google-DoubleClick Deal [Wall Street Journal]
The Federal Trade Commission has permitted Google’s $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick, a firm that places online display ads.
Viacom Dumps DoubleClick for Microsoft [New York Times]
Viacom and Microsoft have formed an advertising and licensing partnership. Microsoft will sell ads on Viacom sites, buy ads on Viacom’s online and broadcast networks, and license Viacom content for use on external media outlets.
Kyte Announces $15 Million in Strategic Investments From World Leaders in Wireless Mobility [Business Wire via FOX News]
Telefonica, Nokia, DoCoMo, Swisscom, Holtzbrinck and DFJ will invest $15 million in Kyte.tv, adding to an initial sum of $2.25 million. Kyte is an online TV website.
AOL Launches Polling Widget [MediaPost]
AOL launches a new political polling widget called “Hot Seat,” featuring questions from top political blogs such as Huffington Post and The Politico. The widget, which shows national and state-by-state poll results, will be posted on AOL’s news and politics sites.
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